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APT is a package manager used on Raspbian and includes commands such as 'apt-get'.

APT ("advanced package tool") is the principle package management system used on Debian and derivatives (such as Raspbian).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APT_(Debian)

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Cannot connect to mirrordirector.raspbian.org

I can't connect to mirrordirector.raspbian.org in Raspbian, but I don't know why. I've already re-installed Raspbian, but it looks like this is not the problem. How can I resolve this? After I connected to my Raspberry Pi over SSH from another…
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What means "Segmentation fault" error using apt?

I'm getting an error every time I try to run commands on my RPi: pi@rpi ~ $ apt-get install wkhtmltopdf Segmentation fault Even when I try running other commands: pi@rpi ~ $ uptime -bash: /usr/bin/uptime: cannot execute binary file But others…
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Can't apt-get install libssl-dev

Here is what I get when I try to apt-get install libssl-dev: root@raspi:/home/pi/cfengine-3.7.0a1.283240b# apt-get install libssl-dev Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra…
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How does apt-get work?

Normally, when I want to download something on my pi (for instance this vnc app, I use apt-get ? But, sometimes an app is not in the apt-get area (not sure what proper name is) and I have to use wget
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Changed sources.list, but still updates from archive.raspberrypi.org

i am using a local apt-mirror to mirror raspbian and ubuntu and changed to /etc/apt/sources.list on my pi. But it still updates from archive.raspberrypi.org. From apt-mirror config: #Raspbian deb-armhf http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian…
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apt-get not installing software. Repositories are not updating

I am trying to use apt-get to install lynx. However I am having issues with the repositories. This is what my sources.list looks like: #deb http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ wheezy main contrib non-free rpi deb…
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Why does apt-get dist-upgrade want to remove upstart again?

I usually do apt-get dist-upgrade instead of a mere apt-get upgrade for consistency reasons. However, for the first time on one of my RaspberryPis I got the following: # apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency…
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Wrong sources.list entry after adding resilio sync repository

I followed this Guide to install resilio sync on my RPI1. Installation works but I get an Error if I run sudo apt-get update. W: Failed to fetch http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/dists/jessie/InRelease Unable to find expected entry…
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Errors retrieving packages from raspbian.org

Trying to install hostapd with apt-get fails with a 404 error "Failed to fetch http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/pool/main/w/wpa/hostapd_2.3-1+deb8u4_armhf.deb When I go to the link and look, the filename is…
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sudo apt-get update error

I am getting following errors repeatedly upon using apt-get update command : Ign http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie InRelease Err http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org jessie Release.gpg Something wicked happened…
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Local apt mirror just for a single release

With the instructions at https://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianMirrors one can create an apt mirror of raspbian. This clones the whole repo of packages belonging to all the releases of Raspbian i.e. Wheezy & Jessie. I am interested in mirroring just…
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apt-get install and resource temporarily unavailable

When I try and install a package with apt-get, I get the error message: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
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how do I install the djpeg binary?

I have a suite of scripts which I require and which make extensive use of djpeg. but 'which djpeg' returns nothing. How do I get the djpeg binary installed on my raspberry?
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changed its 'Origin' value from 'Raspbian' to 'Raspberry Pi Foundation'

I have just run apt update on a system that has been working for a long time, and got the following error. Get:1 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian buster InRelease [15.0 kB] Get:2 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian buster InRelease [25.2…
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How to skip a package version?

How can I be informed when a new version of a specific package is available for install? Is there a way to have apt-get skip a specific version, but install when the next one is available? I am running Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi 3, and have…
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